Tray Or Platform Feeders attract the widest variety of seed-eating feeder birds. However, to attract the greatest variety of birds to your yard, provide several different feeder types offering a variety of foods. You’ll find that some species are more likely to use one kind of feeder over another.
Nyjer (also called thistle) feeders are especially popular with finches, pine siskins, and common redpolls.
Suet feeders attract a variety of woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, titmice, jays, and starlings.
Nectar feeders will attract orioles, hummingbirds.